Beat the heat......how you say........

With Gazpacho! my new favorite, a summer soup that will chill you to the core, and the best part of it is it's super duper healthy!!! It's not to hard to make either, you can make a big batch and get all your veggies for the day. Yum! I recommend sitting outside on a hot day to eat it.

Just a side note, gazpacho is forgiving so if you don't feel like peeling the skin from the tomatoes, or roasting the peppers, no worries it will taste just as good!

Serves 8

Ingredients:

about 8 cups home-grown or other flavorful tomatoes
2 small crisp cucumbers, peeled and diced
1 roasted red pepper
1 1/2 cups red onion, diced
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 cup vidalia or other sweet onion, diced
1 roasted yellow pepper
juice of 1 lime
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 head garlic, roasted and minced
1 jalapeno

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce

2 medium sized avocados, diced (optional)

Add ingredients(minus avocados) to a food processor, process to your desired chunkiness. Chill at least an hour before serving. Cut up avocados right before serving soup and add to soup.